MAGA Extremism: Violent 'Civil War' Rhetoric Spikes Online Ahead Of Midterms - The Beat - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

New reporting from the New York Times indicates that violent rhetoric and mentions of a “civil war” have been spiking on a variety of online platforms, apparently “ignited by the Mar-A-Lago search.” The Times reporting a whopping 3000% increase in this discourse on Twitter. This comes after President Biden gave a speech describing “semi-fascism” within the MAGA movement, which some Trump allies tried to use as evidence that the MAGA movement is being persecuted.

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson and Fordham professor Christina Greer join “The Beat” on the disturbing rhetoric and the possibility of needing armed guards at voting locations in the future. Wilson adding: “I think we may end up in that position at some point. There is an increasing movement on the far-right to intimidate voters…” - Aired on 10/05/2022.

[louis-t]

1. They will need more than armed guards.

Magats will come to the polls armed.

[Meadowoak]

2. I wonder if the "mechanical trouble" the VPs car had this morning

Is connected in some way.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Bring your phone. Document the perps. nt

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I still remember those Election Protection Cards we were told to bring to the polls, was that 2004?

This sounds much, much worse.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. There's no putting the genie back in the bottle

These people will not go home without bloodshed eventually.

[BOSSHOG]

6. And what will happen if Trump declares war against the USA?

Will he send his Army of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers against the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines? Will Margie shit her pants when she discovers “they” are serious? Will the oath keepers discover what it really means to take an oath?

But, conservatives in America are doing exactly what Russia has trained them to do for decades.

Russian leaders have said for 70 years, “We” will destroy you without firing a shot.

Let the shit hit the fan.